Karoline Leavitt’s comments up the ante in the Trump administration’s defense of the military strikes which preceded a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
The White House has said a source who leaked intelligence suggesting that U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites were not effective should be jailed.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the FBI was examining who was behind the the leak, published by CNN and The New York Times, which cast doubt on the Trump administration’s statement that Saturday’s strikes had «obliterated» Iran’s nuclear program.
Newsweek has contacted the White House for further comment.Why It Matters
The Trump administration has rejected the leaked initial assessment of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) that key parts of Iran’s nuclear program could soon be restarted despite the president’s boast that it had been destroyed.
Leavitt’s comments up the ante in the Trump administration’s defense of the military strikes which preceded a ceasefire between Iran and Israel following 12 days of hostilities.
